With the theme of “Awaken New Depths,” preparations for this year’s World Oceans Day on June 8, 2024 are gearing up with the annual photo competition hosted by the United Nations (U.N.) and judged by a panel of world-renowned experts. “Photography is a powerful medium to convey a feeling or a message. This open and...Read More

Since 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program has led national and international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of marine debris. To accomplish its mission, the Program supports marine debris projects in partnership with state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry. It also spearheads national research efforts...Read More

In a special meeting held on January 24, 2024, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities voted to approve two new additional offshore wind projects to Attentive Energy and Leading Light Wind, both of which will join previously approved Atlantic Shores Wind in bringing offshore wind to the state of New Jersey. “Both the projects...Read More

On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of State announced updated data on the outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf in areas beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast.  Since 2003, U.S. government agencies have been engaged in gathering and analyzing data to determine the outer limits of the U.S. extended continental shelf.  This...Read More

Today, the U.S. Navy, on behalf of NOAA, has awarded $146,778,932 to Skanska USA, from New York, to design and build a new NOAA facility on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. This facility will eventually be the new home of NOAA’s Marine Operations Center – Atlantic.  While the details of the facility’s design are...Read More

Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Proposed for Offshore Delaware, Maryland, Virginia On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the proposal of an offshore wind lease sale in the Central Atlantic that includes one area offshore the States of Delaware and Maryland, and one area offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia. Lease Area A-2 consists of...Read More

For those whose interests are focused on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, particularly in research, offshore energy and marine mineral exploration, development and production, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has several upcoming events during early December 2023 in which to participate: BOEM Environmental Studies (ESP) 50th Anniversary Showcase It’s hard to believe it’s...Read More

October 31, 2023 marked the official federal government approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project – the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project since 2021.  The announcement supports the nation’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following the approval of the Vineyard Wind...Read More

GE Haliade-X Is First of 62 Wind Turbines for First-in-the-Nation Project that Will Power More than 400,000 Homes and Businesses in Massachusetts (BOSTON, MA) – Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a global leader in green energy investment, announced on October...Read More

Interior and Energy Departments Release Comprehensive Transmission Action Plan to Unlock America’s Vast Potential of Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy On September 19, 2023, the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Energy released An Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region, setting in motion bold actions that will catalyze offshore wind...Read More